Today is a very special day for you.

You are among the above-ground crew, something we rarely stop to consider and be grateful for.

So, let’s drink in a moment today to feel that. See if you can feel what the French call joie de vivre, the joy of being alive.

“Joie de vivre simply means that just being alive is an extraordinary experience,” wrote biologist Rene Dubos. “The quality of that experience anyone can see by watching a young child or young animal playing in the spring.”

Sun. Clouds. Sea. Sky. You can see it all. And that’s extraordinary.